Foot-measuring device for shoemakers.



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THOMAS CORT, OF SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

FOOT-MEASURING DEVICE FOR SHOEIVIAKERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,665, dated September 23, 1902.

application tiled February 8, 1901. Serial No. 46,501. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, THOMAS CORT, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at South Orange, in lthe county of Essex and State of New .Iersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Foot-Measuring Devices for Shoemakers Use; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The objects of this invention are to provide a combined measuring-stick and tape for shoemakers use which will permit a con- Venient carryingr in the pocket, so that when the Shoemaker finds it necessary to go a distance to measure a foot preliminary to making a pair of shoes he will not experience the inconvenience heretofore common in connection with the rigid measuring-stick, to combine in'one article the measuring-stick and tape heretofore common in two articles, to reduce the cost of construction, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which may be referred to hereinafter in connection with the description of the working parts. y

The invention consists in the improved foot-measuring device for shoemakers and in the arrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring'to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several iigures, Figure l is a front view, and Fig. 2 is a side View, of myimproved measuring device when the same is closed. Fig. 3 is a plan of the same when said device is open for use and showing the size-stick in plan. Fig. 4: is a reversed plan showing the measuring-tape on the under side. Fig. 5 is a vertical and longitudinal section of the closed device. Fig. 6 is anothersuch section taken through the springchamber, and Figs. 7 and 8 are outside and inside views of a certain side plate of the winding-drum. Fig. 9 is a plan of the device opened or extended for use, the toe-tongue being slid in from the end of the tape; and Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same.

`In said drawings, a indicates a case inclosing a drum b of any suitable construction which may be and preferably is operated by a spring c after the fashion of an ordinary spring-roller, tapemeasure, or other spring actuated drum adapted to automatically' wind the tape after the same has been drawn out and used, and d is the tongue of the stick, adapted to engage the toe in measuring the length of the foot.

e is a [iexible stick having the usual standard indicatingmarks commonly found in rigidA foot -measuring sticks, by which the length size ofthe feet may be observed. Said flexible size-stick is attached at one end to the spring-actuated drum b and is adapted to be drawn out from the case afor measuring purposes, and when drawn out to a proper limit the said stick is automatically fastened by a spring-actuated catch f, to hold the same withdrawn and at its proper measuring position. The case a, at its inner side, is perpendicular to the withdrawn stick, as at g, and is thus adapted to engage the ball of the heel of the shoe and coperate with the part d in giving the desired measure. On the under side of the iexible stick I employ the size-marks of a standard tape-measure, by means of which the size of the foot at different points therearound may be taken asv by an ordinary tape-measu re, the tongue e being pushed alongthe stick to the case a, so that the flexible stick or tape is free to be flexed about the foot. The said tongue cl is slidably mounted upon the measuring stick or tape c, so that it can be slid along the same to engage the toe of the foot and indicate the necessary size of shoe, as illustrated in Figs. 9 and 1U. Vhen the toe-tongue is not in use, it is fastened to the heel-rest, as hereinafter described, and the tape can then be drawn out freely through the toe-tongue for lindependent measuring use, as above referred to.

In operating` the device after the stick and tongue have been drawn out to the standard length of a size-stick and the foot placed on said tape with the ball of the heel against the perpendicular bearing surface g, the tongue d is moved inward toward the case a,

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to engage the toe of the foot, and the inward face of the said tongue will then coincide with the indicating-mark on the stick which expresses or shows the size of the foot.

The free outer extremity of the tape e is provided with an enlarged or widened tip t', which prevents the tongue d sliding ed said tape.

When the catchf is released, and the toetongue d and heel-bearing g of the case are drawn together by the spring, the same may be readily and securely joined or connected by means of suitable fasteners k Z at the top and bottom of said parts, as shown in the drawings or in any other suitable manner.

The bottom faces of the heel-case and toetongue are preferably vformed on a horizontal line to provide for a suitable bearing upon which the device will stand upright upon the door or surface to permit of the foot being inserted between.

This device may be made of sheet metal, Celluloid, or any other suitable material or combination of materials.

Having thus described theinvention, what I claim as new isl. A shoemakers foot-measuring device, comprising a case a, adapted to engage the heel of a foot, a drum in said case and a flexible measure wound on said drum and projecting from the case, anda tongue d, adapted to engage the toe of the foot, slidably mounted upon said flexible measure and connected thereby to the case d.

2. A shoemakers foot-measuring device, comprising a case d, and a tongue d, said parts having adjacent faces adapted to receive between themselves a foot to be measured, a

drum in said case, and a exible measure wound on said drum and adapted to be drawn out of the case, said measure having at one side size-marks for determining the number of shoe needed and at the other side standard graduations for measuring distance, and said tongue being slidably mounted on the measure.

8. A shoemakers foot-measuring device, comprising a case a, and a tongue d, each having a base and a face at right angles to said base, means for fastening said case and tongue together with their faces in contact, and a flexible measure mounted in the case and having its end projecting therefrom and passing loosely through the tongue, and means for preventing said tongue from being slid off the measure.

4. In a shoemakers foot-measure, the combination of a heel-rest and a toe-tongue, means for separabiy connecting said parts, a reel in said heel-rest, a tape wound on said reel and extending out from said heeLrest and passing slidably through the toe-tongue, and a stop on the end of said tape beyond the toe-tongue.

5. In a shoemakers foot-measure, the combination of a heel-rest, a toe-tongue, anda flexible tape connecting said parts, one of the said parts having means for winding up the tape and the other being slidable on said tape.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this lst day of February, 1901.

THOMAS CORT.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, C. B. PITNEY. 

